Looking closely at the three children, she knew what she had to do. Explaining things to them would be of little help. So she would have to show them.

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"I'm going to explain everything in a moment." Said the woman as Gohan opened his mouth to ask her.

He sat on the floor, holding his little brother close to him, who was sleeping quietly, like normal. The other boy had odd lilac hair, face bloodied and bruised. The girl, possibly a year or two younger than him, sat on the floor next time him quietly. Waiting for her to continue.

And the woman did. "I am Setsuna, Guardian of the Gates of Time and Dimension." She smiled slightly and gave a quick nod. "I have brought you three here, because you are all feeling guilty for something you didn't do." Gohan looked away at this statement. That wasn't true, he knew he was guilty of killing his father. "I must prove it to you."

"Now." She said as she walked around the three. "Who wants to go back to the past to relive a moment they wish had never happened. Gohan's little brother made a slight noise as he twisted around in his jumbled blankets.

"You," she said, looking over at Goten. "You are first, Son Gohan."

Gohan looked up at this, so did the other boy.

"Son Gohan." The boy said. "You can't possibly be Son Gohan! He's dead!"

The woman, Setsuna smiled. "You don't understand, do you." She walked over to the other boy, her long silver key clapping on the floor every time she took a step. "He is from the past, you are from the future or his time. And she," Setsuna looked over towards the girl. "Is from my home dimension."

"Briefs Trunks," she said. "Would you like to go first?"

The boy quickly shook his head, no.

"What about you Kino Makoto?" she asked as she stepped over towards her. The little girls eyes flew wide open. Never before had anyone ever called her by Makoto, except for her mother. No one dared call her that anymore. The little girl shook her head.

"What about you Son Gohan?" She looked towards him again. He nodded.

"I will go first.

"Good."

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She had explained everything to him. How to get back, how to get to certain places, how to make sure things won't be permanently changed is something bad were to happen. He was ready.

Reluctantly, he handed his brother over to the woman. "Don't hurt him." He said. "Or wake him, he cries a lot when a stranger holds him." The woman smiled and stroked the baby's head.

The baby's little eyes opened, and he smiled happily. "I think he will be fine. Now go, time will run short for you, and you will have no choice but to come back." She handed him a little golden key with pink crystals carved and crafted into it. "Here you go. Just walk through those gates there, and you shall be there a few hours before your father was killed. Good luck." She said as she pushed him through the door and closed it behind him.

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End.

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